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Biogen, Ionis tout data from early study of RNA-based Alzheimer's drug

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The companies said that patients treated with their experimental drug BIIB080 had reductions in a protein called tau, which research indicates is tied to Alzheimer's but isn't yet proven to impact the course of the disease.

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Potential drug target for difficult-to-treat breast cancer: RNA-binding proteins

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Studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked family of molecules, might provide a new approach for treating some cancers Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences In cancer research, it’s a common goal to find something about cancer cells — some sort (..)

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Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal

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UK biotech MiNA Therapeutics has signed up another big pharma partner for its small activating RNA (saRNA) platform, which upregulates the activity of proteins, with Eli Lilly the latest to get in on the action. . The post Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal appeared first on.

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US FDA grants Fast Track status for Avidity’s AOC 1020 to treat FSHD

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Avidity Biosciences’ AOC 1020 to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). This DUX4 protein abnormal expression leads to modifications in gene expression in muscle cells which are associated with progressive muscle function loss in FSHD patients.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines copied RNA sequence from the virus genome and found a way to manufacture it at scale with high-level processes and quality control. For the COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set up rigorous standards for vaccine developers to meet.

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UNH team finds repurposed drug hinders enzyme activity linked to Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have found that a repurposed drug, CCG-50014, could hinder the activity of a key enzyme of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Utilising a currently available drug compound in a new way is called drug repurposing.

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3rd RNA-Targeted Drug Discovery Summit

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The world of drug discovery and chemical probes is still protein-centric and developing highly selective small molecules targeting RNA is often considered to be an insurmountable challenge. Why You Should Attend the RNA- Targeted Drug Discovery Summit.

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